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Behnam Askari Lasaki

M.Sc.

Academic Researcher
Institute for Sanitary Engineering, Water Quality and Solid Waste Management
Chair of Sanitary Engineering and Water Recycling

Contact

Bandtäle 2
70569 Stuttgart
Germany
Room: EG 0.039A

Office Hours

Scheduled by email

Subject

Water and wastewater treatment

  1. 2024

    1. Askari Lasaki, B.; Maurer, P. and Schönberger, H. (2024). Uncovering the reasons behind high-performing primary sedimentation tanks for municipal wastewater treatment: An in-depth analysis of key factors. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12(2), 112460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.112460
    2. Askari Lasaki, B.; Sugio, R.; Maurer, P. and Schönberger, H. (2024). Sustainable transformation: Unlocking energy positivity in municipal wastewater treatment through innovative advanced primary treatment configurations for maximum solids separation. Separation and Purification Technology, 342, 127081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.127081
    3. Askari Lasaki Behnam, Maurer Peter, S. H. (2024). A modified integrated physical advanced primary treatment to enhance particulate organic carbon removal in municipal wastewater treatment plants. Water Sience & Technology, wst2024044. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2024.044
    4. Behnam Askari Lasaki, Peter Maurer, H. S. (2024). An integrated physical-chemical system for concurrent carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus removal in municipal wastewater treatment plants. Chemosphere, 352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141311
  2. 2023

    1. askari lasaki, B.; Maurer, P. and Schönberger, H. (2023). A Fundamental Study on the Extraction of Particulate Organic Carbon from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants. Water. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15101861
    2. Lasaki, B. A.; Maurer, P.; Schönberger, H. and Alvarez, E. P. (2023). Empowering municipal wastewater treatment: Enhancing particulate organic carbon removal via chemical advanced primary treatment. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 32, 103436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2023.103436
    3. Lasaki, B. A.; Maurer, P. and Schönberger1, H. (2023). Effect of coupling primary sedimentation tank (PST) and microscreen (MS) to remove particulate organic carbon (POC): a study to mitigate energy demand in municipal wastewater treatment plants. Sustainable Environment Research, 33(25). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42834-023-00186-7
  3. 2021

    1. Eshghinezhad, H.; Shariatmadari, N. and Askari Lasaki, B. (2021). Influence of Adding Tire Chips on the Mechanical Behavior of Calcareous Sands. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-020-01615-9
    2. Rezvani Ghalhari, M.; Schönberger, H.; Askari Lasaki, B.; Asghari, K.; Ghordouei Milan, E.; Rezaei Rahimi, N.; Yousefi, S.; Vakili, B. and Mahvi, A. H. (2021). Performance evaluation and siting index of the stabilization ponds based on environmental parameters: a case study in Iran. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40201-021-00723-9
  4. 2018

    1. Shariatmadari, N.; Askari Lasaki, B.; Eshghinezhad, H. and Alidoust, P. (2018). Effects of Landfill Leachate on Mechanical Behaviour of Adjacent Soil: a Case Study of Saravan Landfill, Rasht, Iran. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40999-018-0311-2
  5. 2016

    1. Arabani‬, M. and Askari Lasaki, B. (2016). Behavior of a Simulated Collapsible Soil Modified with XPS-Cement Mixtures. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-016-0092-9
    2. Shariatmadari, N.; Askari Lasaki, B.; Eshghi Nezhad, H. and Askari, B. (2016). Investigating the Stress–Strain and Failure Behavior of Soils Contaminated with Urban Solid Waste Leachate: A Case Study from the Landfill Area of Saravan, Rasht. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40999-016-0051-0

Employment History:

·       Academic Researcher, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

October 2021 — Present

·       Project Engineer and Manager, KIRN INGENIEURE, Pforzheim, Germany

June 2019 — December 2021

·       Intern and Project Engineer, Kocks Consult GmbH, Koblenz, Germany

May 2018 — May 2019

·       Academic Assistant, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

October 2016 — May 2017

·       Project Manager, Self-employed, Rasht, Guilan, Iran

September 2014 — August 2016

·       Academic Researcher, University of UMA, Ardabīl, Iran

September 2012 — August 2014

 

Education History:

·       Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

October 2021 — Expected December 2024

Thesis subject: A novel integrated system for municipal wastewater treatment.

·       M.Sc. Water Resources Engineering and Management, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

September 2016 — June 2019

Thesis subject: Applicability and design of pond systems for wastewater treatment.

·       M.Sc. Geotechnical Engineering, University of UMA, Ardabil, Iran

September 2012 — September 2014

Thesis subject: Evaluation of the stress-strain and Failure behavior of intact soils.

·       B.Sc. Civil Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, Guilan, Iran

September 2008 — August 2012

Areas of focus: Geotechnical and water resources engineering.

  • Developing cost-effective treatment technologies
  • Sewer network design and rehabilitation
  • Resources recovery from wastewater
  • Advanced/enhanced primary treatment technologies
  • Establishing carbon neutrality treatment processes
  • Wastewater recycling
  • Circular economy
  • Desalination
  • Wastewater treatment plant of the future (KoalAplan project).
  • Cooperation with the University of Tehran and the Technical University of Esfahan on the applicability, upgrading, and improvement of pond systems for wastewater treatment in Iran, including wastewater recycling.
  • Investigations on the biodegradability/bio-eliminability of four formulations containing polyvinyl-alcohol as the principal component.

Academic Achievements:

  • The top student at all levels of school time from 1995 to 2007.
  • Qualified to enter the gifted students’ school, 2001.
  • Selected as the author of the best article, Iranian's First Geotechnical Conference, 2013.
  • The top student of master's degree at UMA University, 2014.
  • Qualified for admission to the Brilliant Talented Students program, allowing admission to multiple Ph.D. programs in the field of Geotechnical Engineering at various universities in Iran, 2015.
  • Holder of the ‘’Bürckert’’ scholarship, granted by the International Center of the University of Stuttgart, 2019.
  • Defended the second master's thesis with a grade of one (top mark in the German education system), 2019.
  • Winner of the German Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF) grant for the development of an environmental protection concept in Iran, 2019.

 

Non-academic Achievements:

  • Championship (won the gold medal) with Shariati High School's soccer team in the Futsal Tournament, 2nd District of Rasht City, Guilan, Iran, 2006.
  • Selected (by vote) as one of the three student representatives for all schools in the 2nd District of Rasht City, Guilan, Iran, 2006.
  • Won the silver medal with Guilan University's soccer team in the Tournament among universities of the Northern District of Iran, 2009.
  • Secured fourth place with the Futsal team representing the Rasht Engineering Organization in the competition among the Engineering Organizations of Guilan Province, Iran, 2014.
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